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EN 1.4412 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8945 Steel

Both EN 1.4412 stainless steel and EN 1.8945 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4412 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8945 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
260
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0.25 to 1.4
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 60.4 to 69
95.1 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
0 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.050 to 0.16
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040